Reversible plow.



J. W. P. HILL.

' REVERSIBLE PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18, 1914.

1 1 14 ,692, Patented 0013.20, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS C0,. PH0l'0-L!T|1J.. WASHING TON D. c.

MJAMES w. r. HILL, or mine, NORTH C ROLINA;

REVERSIBLE PLOW.

Specification of Letters Batent. Applicationfile'd February 13,1914; Serial No." 819,501.

Patented Oct; 20, 1914.

To all whom it may concern V Be it known that I, JAMES W. P. HILL, a; citizen of the United States of America, residing at Nebo, in the county of McDowell and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reversible Plows, of whichthe followingis a specification. p

This invention relates to plows and has for its object the provision of an improved device of this character comprising a supporting frame and a reversible standard, said standard being adapted to have mount ed upon one end thereof a surface tilling plow share of the .usual and well known type, and to have mounted upon the opposite end thereof a subsoiling plow share, by virtue of which construction the plow-man may plow a furrow from one end of the field to the other turning out the soil in the usual and well known manner and when he reaches the end of the furrow he may reverse the standard to bring thesubsoiling plow share into action and travel back again along the same furrow. Whereby considerable time is saved since it is not. necessary to employ a separate plow or to unhitch and hitch the team to a plow of different construction. Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which now follows.

p the side members of the same removed.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in both of the figures of the drawing.

The frame of the plow is preferably formed of bar or strap iron and comprises the side members 5 and 6, said members converging at 7 and being brought together at 8 upon opposite sides of a cle'vis piece 9. A tiebar 10 extends between the side members at the forward end thereof. The rear portion of the side members 5 and 6 are tied together by a rod 11. The rear ends of the side members are bowed as at 12 and their terminal ends are secured by bolts or like fastening devices 13 to the handles 14 of the plow. The lower ends of these handles are bolted at 15 to side members 5 and 6 of the frame. The rod 11 provides a pivot point and labor.

standard in position-when the plow isin use. At one end the standard 16 is adaptedto carry a plow'share 19 of the ordinary construction and at the other end a' subsoiling plow share 20 of a wellknown form.

In: operation the surface pl0wqshare-19 is vfirstused and a furrow is opened after which the standard is reversed, the pin 17 being placed in the proper. opening 16 to hold the subsoilmg plow share in proper position and the plow is caused to travel backover the same furrow and the subsoiling operation is performed without the necessity of employing adifierent plow or adiiferent team. This results in a considerable saving of time Particular attention is directed to the bowing of the rear ends of frame members5 and 6 for by virtue of this construction these members'are caused to form braces and attaching members for the plow handles. In addition to this they provide a mounting for the pin 17 which serves to hold the standard in its adjusted position as hereinbefore set forth.

having handle 18, which pin holds the? While the elements shown and described I within its purview such changes as maybe made within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claimis:

1'. In a plow of the character described, a. supporting frame comprising a pair of side members lying in a substantially horizontal plane the rear ends of said side members being bent to bow formation, a pairj of handles the lower ends of which are secured to said side members intermediate the ends of the latter, the terminal ends of said side members being secured to said handles inter? mediate the terminal ends of the latter.

2. Ina'plow, of the character described, a supporting framecomprising a pair of side members lying in a substantially horizontal plane the rear ends of said "side members being bent tobow formation, a pair of handles the lower ends of which are secured to said side members intermediate the ends of transversepivot rod, areversible standard mounted upon said pivot rod, and surface and subsoil plow shares mounted upon said standard substantially as shown and described.

3. In a plow of the character described, a supporting frame comprising a pair of side members lying in a substantially horizontal plane the rear ends of saidside members being bent to bow formation, a pair of handles the lower ends of which are secured to said side members intermediate the ends of the latter, the terminal ends of said side members being secured to said handles intermediate the terminal ends of the latter, a

transverse pivot rod, a reversible standard mounted upon said pivot rod, and surface and subsoil plow shares mounted upon said standard substantially as shown and described and a pin traversing the upturned portions of said side members and said standard to hold said standard in its adjusted position.-

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES W. P. HILL. Witnesses:

D. J. GiLns, B. B. PRICE.

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